Picked more dandelion 'flowers' from my grass, in the rain, so as to stop the seeds spreading. Not had the weather to treat them yet. I think it was Dove who mentioned it the other day. Could be that it was said tongue in cheek and I will be a laughing stock. Hey Ho.
Sorted out some cuttings but wet here as well as most people, going to have a go at a bit more seed sowing not sure what yet but will sort through the seed box
Salino, isn't it fun looking at unusual,plants? Got a nice pale blue alpine phlox floweriing now.
Yes getting plants is still gardenIng....good isnt it ?
..definitely... and I think even with this awful weather, plants can still look nice, especially evergreens, if you've got lots of those.... rain seems to bring them alive.. makes the colours stand out... don't know if anyone else finds that...
What is it with the dandelions this year? I usually get the odd one or two but it is like a plague. Not usually prone to having many weeds. Have notice that since next door has put his new fence in, I have bindweed returning. Think he has given me a bit more garden. Too wet today to do anything about it. Have mentioned it to next door but he just looks at me blankly. Don't think he knows what it is.
Can anyone tell me what this plant is? It comes up every spring on a small patch of ground in my front garden. I have never seen it anywhere else and it doesn't seem to grow on anyone else's garden in the street.
Tina - I'm fed up picking off dandelion heads- there's thousands here..
Waiting to get more posts in before I put weed n feed down but if the weather doesn't improve I'll be cutting silage in the front garden...
It's to do with the long cold snap we had this year. Most perennial weeds with big tap roots, (think bergamot, dandy's and docks) essentially get a head start over just about everything else, even grass, so while everything else is just starting to produce food and growth when the temps went up, the monsters were galloping away producing flowers and seeds using their tap root stores. These blighters are successful for a reason you know! Still satisfying when you remove them!
Put plastic hoods over my hanging baskets so they don't get soaked, planted another basket with million bells, scattered californian poppies on a spare bit of bed and in gaps inbetween plants. Strangely, the promised rain hasn't come yet.
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Picked more dandelion 'flowers' from my grass, in the rain, so as to stop the seeds spreading.
Not had the weather to treat them yet. I think it was Dove who mentioned it the other day. Could be that it was said tongue in cheek and I will be a laughing stock. 
Hey Ho.
That was it.
Sorted out some cuttings but wet here as well as most people, going to have a go at a bit more seed sowing not sure what yet but will sort through the seed box
..definitely... and I think even with this awful weather, plants can still look nice, especially evergreens, if you've got lots of those.... rain seems to bring them alive.. makes the colours stand out... don't know if anyone else finds that...
Tina - I'm fed up picking off dandelion heads- there's
thousands here..
Waiting to get more posts in before I put weed n feed down but if the weather doesn't improve I'll be cutting silage in the front garden...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
What is it with the dandelions this year? I usually get the odd one or two but it is like a plague. Not usually prone to having many weeds. Have notice that since next door has put his new fence in, I have bindweed returning. Think he has given me a bit more garden. Too wet today to do anything about it. Have mentioned it to next door but he just looks at me blankly. Don't think he knows what it is.
It's to do with the long cold snap we had this year. Most perennial weeds with big tap roots, (think bergamot, dandy's and docks) essentially get a head start over just about everything else, even grass, so while everything else is just starting to produce food and growth when the temps went up, the monsters were galloping away producing flowers and seeds using their tap root stores. These blighters are successful for a reason you know! Still satisfying when you remove them!
Bit scary when you go to bed though BB. Never know what you are going to find in the morning.
Put plastic hoods over my hanging baskets so they don't get soaked, planted another basket with million bells, scattered californian poppies on a spare bit of bed and in gaps inbetween plants. Strangely, the promised rain hasn't come yet.
Planted out a dozen foxgloves and lpins I purchased as small plants from B&Q earlier in the year.